A small-town cop and a celebrity racecar driver who…fall in love?
Hers to Protect by Catherine Lanigan is a mesmerizing and captivating novel. I devoured it as it was that good. Josh Stevens and Violet Hawks are a cute couple, and it was lovely watching them fall in love with not knowing it.
Violet Hawks
Violet Hawks is the youngest of five siblings, and she is trying to make a name for herself in the police force. Mostly because she wants to be a detective and knows that she can be if they let her prove her worth. She likes to think of herself as the cop that sees things as black and white until she meets Josh Stevens, who turns her life 180 degrees around. Violet is very trusting of her instincts, which prove to be difficult after arresting Josh.
Likes
- Protecting the citizens of Indian Lake from people that could go wrong.
- That she loves Josh a lot even if she doesn’t know it until she’s too far in.
- Wanting to be a detective.
- She can be a girly-girl even when people don’t think that she can be.
- A closet romantic
- Wants to be a good person and cop even though she’s a rookie and can be fired if she does something wrong.
Dislikes
- Having to watch after Josh and not tell him
- Wanting to be a detective even if it hurts Josh
- Not telling Josh somethings
- Arresting Josh when she could have tried a better tactic
Josh Stevens
Josh Stevens is a great character who has many layers to him that we get to see slowly peel away. We have the guy looking for a way to see his parents again, the celebrity that he lets everyone see when he’s in public, the guy that he lets Austin and Katia see, and finally the guy he is when he’s around Violet. All these different personas take a toll on someone and especially for a racecar driver like Josh, who works nonstop. He is a great person that has finally been given a chance to see that he can have a life away from racing a car.
Likes
- Wanting to help any kids that are without parents or just in the foster system
- His car knowledge is pretty impressive
- Devotion to Violet and that they are each other first loves
- Having a great time in Indian Lake since he has to stay around
- Wanting to help get the guy that the police are after
Dislikes
- That he didn’t trust Violet even when she warned him about what might happen at her job
Five Stars
Hers to Protect by Catherine Lanigan was a great book that I didn’t want to put down for any reason at all. Violet and Josh are two fascinating characters that were a blast to read. Violet is trying to be good at her job so that she can become a detective and get out of Indian Lake. Josh, with his thing of wanting to be close to his parents but also wanting to be kept busy. I love a happy ending.
I am giving Hers to Protect by Catherine Lanigan five stars and recommending it to all Harlequin Heartwarming contemporary romance lovers out there.
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